First Niagara Announces Simple Checking

New checking offering designed to be fast, easy, simple

Date Posted:
July 23, 2014

BUFFALO, N.Y., July 23, 2014 – First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG) today introduced First Niagara Simple Checking. First Niagara Simple Checking is designed for customers who don’t want to worry about maintaining a minimum average balance or doing a certain number of transactions every month in order to avoid fees.

First Niagara Simple Checking features include:

One monthly deposit (of as little as a penny) required to waive the monthly maintenance fee

Mobile banking with One-Swipe BalanceTM and Mobile Check Deposit

As well as standard checking benefits which are available at no charge:

MasterCard Debit Card

Online Banking

Bill Pay

Unlimited check writing

Unlimited use of First Niagara ATMs

Access to eStatements

“Our goal is to create checking solutions that are fast, easy and simple for our customers,” said First Niagara Director Deposit Product Management, Justin Morcelle. “Simple checking is an option which should appeal to customers who are looking for an easy solution for their checking needs.”

About First Niagara

First Niagara, through its wholly owned subsidiary, First Niagara Bank, N.A., is a multi-state community-oriented bank with approximately 410 branches, $38 billion in assets, $28 billion in deposits, and approximately 5,800 employees providing financial services to individuals, families and businesses across New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Security Message: First Niagara will never contact a customer on an unsolicited basis and request their electronic banking credentials or any other form of personal identifiable information. (Bank card number, account number, Social Security number, PIN or password).